Two Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls Reported Dead, Twenty Others Ill
An unconfirmed report
reaching us from the Associated France Presse (AFP) indicates that two of the
abducted Chibok Schoolgirls have died from snakebite, while twenty others are
ill. 
The
Associated Press quotes a Boko Haram intermediary who claims that two of the
girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State have
died from snakebite. This news will come as a blow to the millions of Nigerians
and people from around the world who have joined the #BringBackOurGirls Movement,
demanding for the release of the schoolgirls in good condition.
Yesterday,
during the Presidential Media Chat, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan had said
that an encouraging bit of news so far is the fact that there has been no
report of loss of lives. However this morning, the Boko Haram insurgents
released a new video claiming credit for the kidnap and vowing to sell the
girls off. A member of the sect also told the Associated Press that two of the
girls have now died due to snakebite, while 20 others are ill.
The
Boko Haram member further said that the sect was ready to negotiate ransoms for
the girls. The man, who claimed to be an Islamic scholar, also said that the
Christians among the girls have been forced to convert to Islam.
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